NEED TO CATCH up? TheScore.ie brings you a round-up of today’s sports news…
World Cup
- It was the first rest day of the tournament so there were no live matches. Tomorrow, we’re back with two all-South American last 16 ties as hosts Brazil meet Chile at 5pm then Colombia take on Uruguay at 9pm.
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- Munster centre James Downey has left the province to join Glasgow Warriors on a two-year deal.
- Meath have made one change to their team for Sunday’s Leinster SFC semi-final against Kildare at Croke Park while the Lilywhites stick with the same starting XV.
- The SSE Airtricity League returns tonight after the mid-season break with six fixtures in the Premier Division including an all-Munster affair between Cork City and Limerick.
- Ireland’s Philip Deignan has been left out of Team Sky’s Tour de France squad.
Away
- Manchester United have announced the signing of English full-back Luke Shaw from Southampton for a fee reported to be €33m.
- The fall-out from Luis Suarez’s infamous biting incident continues as gambling website 888POKER terminated his sponsorship deal today.
- At Wimbledon, Venus Williams crashed out, Novak Djokovic beat Gilles Simon while defending champion Andy Murray is underway against Roberto Bautista Agut in the third round.
- Canadian talent Andrew Wiggins was the top pick in the NBA draft after being selected by the Cleveland Cavaliers.
The best things we shared
A touch of class from Celtic and Greece striker Giorgios Samaras, who has invited a young Irish fan and his family to join him at the World Cup. 11-year-old Jay Beatty, who has Down’s syndrome, is set travel to Brazil with the help of the Greek FA to see his Hoops hero having met him at a Celtic game in Ireland.
On the record
Why? Who is killed? This is football, this is friction. Why not send him to Guantanamo?” – Diego Maradona backs Luis Suarez during a television interview.
The fixture list
- It’s Brazil v Chile (5pm) and Colombia v Uruguay (9pm) in the World Cup round of 16.
- There is plenty of live GAA to look forward to: In football, the All-Ireland SFC qualifier round 1B sees Carlow meet Waterford (2pm), Tyrone face Louth (2.30pm) and Cavan take on Westmeath (3pm), while Monaghan and Armagh clash in an Ulster SFC (7pm)
- In the Leinster SHC semi-final replay at O’Connor Park, Galway and Kilkenny get reacquianted at 7pm and, at the same time, Waterford and Laois contest an All-Ireland SHC round 1 at Walsh Park.
- At The Curragh, the Irish Derby is off at 5.30pm.
Showbiz, Baby
Five-time 800m champion Alysia Montano competes at the US Track and Field Championships and, despite being 34 weeks pregnant, finishes in 2 minutes, 32.13 seconds.
My wife thinks you and the Algerian goalkeeper were separated at birth.”
